Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Minor Happenings.

Robert Maxlud, prominent farmer
Of Buchanan County, Ia, was gored to
death by vicious bull.
Eastern capitalists have conducted the
purchase of 100000 acres in Sonora,
Mex. The purpose is to establish an
American colony.
The strike at Cleveland of 1000 ore
handlers has been settled. The Cleve-
land & Pittsburg Railroad Company
tor at the New York & PENNSYLVANIA
and the Ohio docks will do the same.
The Washington Manufacturing Com
pany, of Philadelphia, cotton and wool
en- goods, has suspended payment. The
liabilities are about $550,0O0 and the as
sets, counting the mill and machinery
at cost, about 81 1856, LA.
Parties arriving from Guyamus report
an epidemic of fever at that place and
also at other points along the coast. The
disease is called Sardinia fever" and
is said to be somewhat similar to yellow
fever. One man says he noted as many
as twelve funerals in one day.
The Mobile and New York steamship
Vidette foundered 100 miles off Pensa-
cola. The crew escaped. The vessel
was valued at 100000.
S. L. Gibson, leading attorney of
Erie, Pa, was dragged from boat by an
anchor, while fishing, and drowned.
The Prospect Machine and Engine
Company, of Cleveland, has failed. The
assets are estimated at $500,00O; liabili-
ties, 100000.
The Iowa Democratic state central
committee met at Des Moines and de-
cided to call the state convention Sep
TENDER in that city.
The foolhardy Carlisle D. Graham shot
the whirlpool rapids again on the 16thin
a barrel, and came up smiling in due
time.
Secretary Lamar has rendered de-
cision affirming the title of John G. Rob-
inson to tract of land in New Mexico
embracing 900 acres, which had been
held invalid by the general land office.
The Illinois legislature has adjourned
sine die.
The historic Hampton Preston man
sion at Columbia, S. c.. has been turned
into a convent.
A number of the alleged car-robbers
have been re-employed by the Pan
Handle Company.
M. Bartholdi has completed on the
grounds of the American exhibition at
London, diorama of the port Of New
York, representing in miniature du-
plicate of the statute of Liberty En-
ngnton1ng the w OrlQ.
The Russian government has made
overtures for joint opposition to the An
glO-Turkish convention on the ground
Of the powers to control Egypt and the
Suez canal. Bismarck remains neutral.
The strikers at the Pennsylvania Salt
Works, at Natrona, Pa, have been
served with writs ordering them to va
cate the company's house on or before
the first Monday in July. The alterna-
tive is eviction.
At Crystal Falls, Mich, while drilling
in a blast hole which had missed fire, at
the Paint River mine, I. G. Ryan and
Harry Trelloar had their heads and
arms blown off, and their bodies were
so horribly mangled that they were un-
recognizable.
The Dominion House of Commons is
alarmed over and will take steps to pre-
vent the rush of Canadians to the United
States.
Six wagon loads of gambling tools
were burned in the street at Atlanta,
Ga.
By the collapse of a building at st.
Paul, one man was killed and five in
jured.
The bark Novel has arrived at Quebec
from Rio Janeiro with yellow fever on
board.
The Massachusetts Assembly refused
to agree to the constitutional prohibi-
tory amendment.
Two miners were killed and two Sc
riously injured by the fall of roof-coal at
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
The Crozier Iron and Steel Company,
of Philadelphia, has assigned. The
preferences are 1878, 200.
At Buffalo, N. Y, Hem Hart was